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TopicEknath Shinde

Topic: Eknath Shinde

Eknath Shinde was the united Shiv Sena’s most senior leader in Thane, a satellite city of Mumbai and a stronghold of the party. The Shiv Sena, launched by Bal Thackeray in 1966, split in 2022 when Eknath Shinde led a rebellion to topple the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government. The new faction then formed a government with the BJP, with Shinde as CM. The new party — Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) — now claims to be the real Shiv Sena.

Shinde was brought up in Thane, which continues to be his stronghold. In his early years in the party, he was influenced by Anand Dhige, a prominent Shiv Sena leader in the area. A Shiv Sainik who headed a shakha back in 1980s, Shinde became a corporator in the Thane Municipal Corporation before becoming an MLA in 2004. He has been a member of the assembly for four terms now. In 2019, in the Uddhav Thackeray government, he worked as Minister of Urban Development and Public Works and Minister of Home Affairs (Acting).

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‘Gajabhau blind in love for son’ — Kirtikar family divide sparks conflict within Shinde-led Shiv Sena

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A Shinde Sena leader has called for MP Gajanan Kirtikar’s expulsion for 'undermining party’s interests' & supporting his son, a candidate from Shiv Sena (UBT). Gajanan has denied this.

Loyalty vs resources, political might vs organisational strength — what’s shaping Sena vs Sena battle

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Leaders from both factions say that while majority of political cadre shifted to Shinde’s Sena, some of undivided Sena’s most experienced workers remain loyal to Thackeray.

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After 10 years, Narayan Rane returns to home pitch Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg to contest, backed by Modi and the Shinde Sena. The Union minister claims this will be an ‘easy election'.

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Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena releases 1st list of 8 candidates for Lok Sabha elections

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The party has given ticket to ex-Congress MLA Raju Parve, who jumped ship recently, from Ramtek (SC) seat. Some of the other names include Rahul Shewale, Sadashiv Lokhande & Hemant Patil.

Once staunch rivals, now allies, Mahayuti wobbles as seat-sharing tensions build month before polls

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At least 6 Lok Sabha seats including Baramati are learnt to be causing trouble between Maharashtra's ruling alliance partners BJP, Shiv Sena, and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP.

Mumbai’s deep clean drive has left some dusty corners. Girgaon is one story, Govandi another

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde kicked off the Diwali-style deep clean of Mumbai in December and has now extended it to the rest of the state. But critics are calling it a washout.
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